Background Operation Bagration (/bʌɡrʌtiˈɒn/; Russian: Oперация Багратио́н, Operatsiya Bagration) was the codename for the Soviet 1944 Belorussian Strategic Offensive Operation, (Russian: Белорусская наступательная операция «Багратион», Belorusskaya nastupatelnaya Operatsiya Bagration) a military campaign…
Month: July 2019
Crescent Root 15mm Series II Railroad Review
I was just sent a set of the new Crescent Root 15mm Series II Railroad set. The entire set includes a train engine, a few types of railroad cars, some train cargo…
In Her Majesty’s Name, The rescue of Lord Ashcroft – Pulp Game.
The British Crown is in a bit of a pickle. Lord Ashcroft, the British envoy to the Tzar of Russia, was on his way to Vancouver Canada, when he was seized by…
Battle of Teugen-Hausen, April 1809
Background The Battle of Teugen-Hausen or the Battle of Thann was an engagement that occurred during the War of the Fifth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was fought on 19 April 1809 between the French III Corps led…
Battle of the River Plate – ish… September 1939
Background The Battle of the River Plate was the first naval battle in the Second World War and the first one of the Battle of the Atlantic in South American waters. The German panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee had cruised into the South Atlantic a…
Can’t see the Forest for the Trees, Part II
Continuing from my last post, I finally got off my rear and started working on putting together tree bases for my various gaming periods and scales. In the past, I tended to…
Historicon 2019
I’m back from Historicon 2019. This is the premier historical gaming event on the east coast of the US. Attendees can find tons of games to play, presentations to listen to, sit…
Iron Cross, When Soviets Attack, 1945.
We threw together a quick Iron Cross game at our last gaming night. The terrain was just a functional blocking position set up by the Germans to cover some cross roads and…
Battle of Sandomierz, June 1944.
Background In the small town of Sandomierz near the Vistula River, 170 kilometres south of Warsaw, the Soviet Army first met the Königstiger in battle. The Soviet 6th Guards Tank Corps anticipated…
Can’t see the forest for the trees… (Part I)
I finally got off my rear and started working on putting together tree bases for my various gaming periods and scales. In the past, I tended to use single mounted trees on…